CONNAUGHT PLACE SHOOTOUT Suspended ACP, nine policemen get lifer Suspended ACP S S Rathi and nine other policemen, convicted for killing two innocent businessmen in a fake encounter at Connaught Place ten years ago, were
awarded life term by Patiala House Court. S S Rathi being brought to hear the verdict at the Court in New Delhi on Wednesday.
MADHUMITA MURDER CASE Amarmani, wife get life imprisonment
Holding former UP Minister Amarmani Tripathi, his wife , cousin and the contract killer guilty, District and Sessions Judge V B Rai gave one year additional imprisonment to the SP MLA for wrongful confinement and threats to one Anuj Mishra... Amarmani to move HC;BJP, Cong welcome verdict
Indo-Pak relations improved due to Composite Dialogue
The composite dialogue process between India and Pakistan has ushered in a qualitative change in bilateral relations, Chairman Senate Foreign Relations Committee Mushahid Hussain Sayed said.
TN CM presents Rs 25 lakh to Anand
Congratulating him for bringing laurels to the country and state, the Chief Minister presented the cheque to Vishwanathan Anand at the Secretariat. The World chess champ was accompanied by wife Aruna.
KARNATAKA
HDK to convene JDS legislature party meet
Annoyed by senior leader M P Prakash's visit to Delhi and his parleys with Congress leaders including Union Minister Prithivraj Chavan, Kumaraswamy declared "we will hold frank discussions with MLAs and proceed accordingly". Congress's response positive, says Prakash
"There is a positive response from Congress to my proposal to form the government", says Senior JDS leader and former home minister M P Prakash. No groups have staked to form government: Governor
So far no political group has come forward with any proposal in writing, says Governor Rameshwar Thakur. Gowda fumes at Prakash's efforts on govt formation
Gowda said "let Prakash come to me after holding talks with former chief minister H D Kumaraswamay, state unit party president Merajuddin Patel and other senior leaders on the issue".
INTERNATIONAL
Bhutto names four suspects in letter to Musharraf
Bhutto feared there was a threat to her life from Elahi, Gul, Hassan Waseem Afzal, the former Deputy Chairman of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), and Intelligence Bureau chief Brig (Retd) Ijaz Shah.
Clinton to consider giving up some powers Democratic US presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton says that if elected she would consider giving up some of the executive powers President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney have assumed since taking office.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands (L) arrive at a delegation level and CEO Forum meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, on Wednesday. Queen Beatrix is in India on a four-day state visit. AFP
Mary Anderson Pawlenty, right, wife of Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, unseen, poses with children after launching a comprehensive Assitive Technology Center at Spastic Society of Karnataka (SSK) in Bangalore, on Wednesday.
SPORTS
Swiss Indoors: Federer in second round Roger Federer avoided a rare second straight loss, holding on to beat Michael Berrer of Germany 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 in the first round of the Swiss Indoors.
13th century Koran fetches record price at auction
The Islamic holy book, written entirely in gold, which had been expected to fetch between 250,000 and 300,000 pounds, was sold as part of an auction of art from the Islamic and Indian World that brought in...
A handout image obtained Oct 23, 2007 shows
a Qur'an signed Yahya ibn Muhammad ibn 'Umar, probably Mesopotamia, 1203 AD, which was auctioned in London for 1.14m GBP, (approx 1.64m euros/2.33m USD) setting a world auction record for a Qur'an. Written entirely in gold, with marginal notes in silver this is the earliest known complete dated Qur’an written in gold in the world.
TOUR DOWN UNDER: Aussies throw a challenge at Men in Blue
We'll see how long India's aggression lasts: Ponting
"They made it pretty clear right at the start of the series they were going to fight fire with fire but for us we know that's generally not the way they play their cricket," Ponting was quoted as saying. Enough of aggression, Sreesanth should perform now: McGrath
McGrath keenly followed Australia's just-concluded one day series against India, which saw heated altercations with Sreesanth featuring in quite a few of them. McGrath said it was high time the youngster delivered the goods with the ball. Nothing matches the pleasure of thrashing India: Hayden
"I think India is close on being my favourite side to beat. They've almost taken the number one seed off England in a lot of ways," Hayden was quoted as saying.
YOUR MOVIE REVIEW
This 'Dinagalu' is a damp squib
Fluent editing (could have been bit more taut), excellent background score by maestro Illayaraja and evocative cinematography (that captures City's tourist spots in all its pristine, soft-focus glory), are Aa Dinagalu's mainstay.
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Suspended ACP S S Rathi and nine other policemen, convicted for killing two innocent businessmen in a fake encounter at Connaught Place ten years ago, were
TN CM presents Rs 25 lakh to Anand
Democratic US presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton says that if elected she would consider giving up some of the executive powers President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney have assumed since taking office.
Roger Federer avoided a rare second straight loss, holding on to beat Michael Berrer of Germany 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 in the first round of the Swiss Indoors.
between 250,000 and 300,000 pounds, was sold as part of an auction of art from the Islamic and Indian World that brought in...
We'll see how long India's aggression lasts: Ponting
India, which saw heated altercations with Sreesanth featuring in quite a few of them. McGrath said it was high time the youngster delivered the goods with the ball. 
This 'Dinagalu' is a damp squib
